The symbolic clock was reset closer to the symbolic hour of apocalpyse amid Russia's war in Ukraine, which raised the risk of a nuclear confrontation.
The world got a chilling update on just how close we are to midnight, the symbolic hour of apocalypse, from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
We're now 90 seconds from midnight, the organization announced Tuesday in the first change to the iconic Doomsday Clock in three years. This serves as the first update since Russia's war in Ukraine, which has stoked fears of another potential showdown over nuclear arms between Russia and the West.
More than 30 years later, Ukraine is fighting for its survival as it laments the Budapest Memorandum's broken promises.
It was OPCW's first visit to Damascus since Bashar Assad's dramatic overthrow at the hands of Islamist-led rebels.
Atomic scientists reset the Clock to the closest point to the symbolic hour of apocalpyse it has ever been since 1947.
The secretive meetings reflect worries about Iran's nuclear program, its military aid to Russia, and Middle East tensions.
The Trump administration's erosion of U.S. policy as Europe's main protector played out in a series of U.N. votes on Ukraine.
The coalition Merz forms will greatly influence his ability to govern the country or to strengthen multilateral institutions.
Trump's embrace of Putin and contempt for long-established transatlantic ties is an existential crisis for Europe and NATO.
More than 30 years later, Ukraine is fighting for its survival as it laments the Budapest Memorandum's broken promises.
